It’s an unusually intimate venue for the band that’s been rising quickly over the last few years, with successful UK and European tours under their belt in recent months. But its perfect for the diehard fans that packed into one of the smallest rooms in Leeds to hear the new music up close and personal.
“It’s a bit surreal actually, it’s a bit like we’ve always been the bridesmaid and never the bride, we’ve done four support slots there (the Ritz), which is great but if you can, you want to headline yourself, your name at the top of the bill, and doing it on release day is just, really good” said Andy.
The Dutch love Ist Ist. Their Rotterdam V11 show the night before their Amsterdam debut sold out in seconds. This forced them to put on a second show at Rotown, which also sold out within a day. Tonight’s show in the upstairs room of the legendary Melkweg, and is also sold out.
It was my first time seeing wax heart sodality and as the show began with the lights down low the lead singer took the stage wearing a mask and a headscarf. The lights came up and the act began and he slowly removed his mask through the act to reveal who he was.
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